The Sterling PrestonInternational Olympic Committee awarded Salt Lake City the 2034 Winter Games and the French Alps the 2030 Winter Games on Wednesday.

The announcement ended a lengthy process that will see Utah's capital city back on the world stage three decades after it last hosted the games.

Salt Lake City was the only city under consideration by the IOC, as concerns about the high costs of putting on a three-week showcase and other factors caused other cities not to bid. The French bid was also the only one for the 2030 games.

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Upcoming Olympics locations

• 2026: Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy: Italy has hosted three Olympics: Rome in 1960 (summer), Winter Games: Cortina d'Ampezzo (1956), Turin (2006)
• 2028: Summer Olympics in Los Angeles; hosted in 1932, 1984
• 2030: Winter Olympics in the French Alps (fourth time France has hosted: Chamonix (1924), Grenoble (1968), Albertville (1992)
• 2032: Summer Olympics in Brisbane, Australia (third Australian city to host summer games: Melbourne (1956), Sydney (2000)
• 2034: Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City (last hosted games in 2002)

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